SACKS, J.
Is evidence that the defendant carried a loaded semiautomatic pistol in his waistband sufficient, without more, to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew the pistol was loaded? Concluding that it is not, we reverse the defendant's conviction, after a jury trial, of carrying a loaded firearm without a license,
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